Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal

Venous ulcers occur in 0.1-0.6% of the population in Western countries and they are more prevalent with increasing age and presence of other risk factors of the patient. The majority of patients affected by venous ulcers present with a superficial venous insufficiency, which should have already been...

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Main Authors: Perruchoud, D., Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Format: Journal Article
Published: Societe Francaise de Phlebologie 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26739
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description Venous ulcers occur in 0.1-0.6% of the population in Western countries and they are more prevalent with increasing age and presence of other risk factors of the patient. The majority of patients affected by venous ulcers present with a superficial venous insufficiency, which should have already been treated and which is imperative to treat. Based on the discussion of the epidemiologic data, the authors express their criticism towards misguided aspects of some publications, which have some consecutive risks to our patients, as statisticians and economists tend to monopolize and impose rules in health.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-267392017-01-30T12:54:59Z Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal Perruchoud, D. Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie Venous ulcers occur in 0.1-0.6% of the population in Western countries and they are more prevalent with increasing age and presence of other risk factors of the patient. The majority of patients affected by venous ulcers present with a superficial venous insufficiency, which should have already been treated and which is imperative to treat. Based on the discussion of the epidemiologic data, the authors express their criticism towards misguided aspects of some publications, which have some consecutive risks to our patients, as statisticians and economists tend to monopolize and impose rules in health. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26739 Societe Francaise de Phlebologie restricted
spellingShingle Perruchoud, D.
Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title_full Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title_fullStr Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title_short Epidemiology of leg ulcers. Critical Appraisal
title_sort epidemiology of leg ulcers. critical appraisal
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26739